Periodic and homoclinic orbits for Lorentz-Lagrangian systems via variational methods

Nonlinear Analysis, Theory, Methods and Applications

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 443-462

  Buffoni, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lorentz Lagrangian systems; Maximal geodesics; Periodic and homoclinic solutions; Rotating potential; Variational methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000144949     PISSN: 0362546X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0362-546X(94)00290-X     Document Type: Article

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